Nansemond County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Duke, S. Rebecca, 1929 

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SARAH REBECCA DUKE 

Miss Sara [sic; Sarah] Duke Dies At Home in the County 

  Miss Sara Rebecca Duke, a very widely known and prominent resident of 
Nansemond county, died Saturday afternoon at her home "Clearview Estate," 
after a short illness of bronchial pneumonia.  She was the daughter of the 
late Frances [sic; Francis] Duke, and the last of her family.  She is 76 years 
of age. 

  Miss Duke is survived by three vsisters, Misses Lura and Annie Rabey, who 
are residents of the county, and Mrs. George Doughtry [sic; Daughtrey], of 
Suffolk; two half-brothers, E.K. Rabey, of Deans, and J.S. Rabey, of Suffolk; 
a niece, Miss Susie Lynton Rabey. who has made her home with Miss Duke from 
childhood, and a number of other nieces and nephews, and also a host of 
friends. 

  Funeral services will be held at the residence Monday afternoon at 2:30, 
with Dr. W.W. Staley, the Rev. I.W. Johnson, the Rev. H.S. Hardcastle and the 
Rev. S.K. Emurian, officiating. 

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May [sic; Many] Attend Last Rites for Miss Duke 

  The funeral services of Miss Rebecca Duke were held Monday afternoon at 2:30 
o'clock at the residence, the Clear View estate, near Nurneys, Va., conducted 
by Dr. W.W. Staley, assisted by Rev. H.S. Hardcastle, Dr. I.W. Johnson, the 
Rev. S.K. Emurian and the Rev. Mr. Brittle. 

  There were many handsome floral designs, and a very large crowd of friends 
present showing the high esteem in which she was held in her community. 

  Active pallbearers were W.A. Ellis, J.L. Hare, E.A. Brothers, J.T. 
Shepherd, L.F. Bradshaw, A.J. Johnson, F.F. Brinkley, Fronia Spencer; 
honorary, Col. E.E. Holland, A.H. Hargrave, Dr. A.S. Mitchell, Dr. D.L. 
Harrell, W.W. Ballard, Roger Harrell, Leo Rawles, Charlie Rawles, John 
Bradshaw, Hersey Knight, George Smith, Jet Powell, J.H. Eason, M.E. Cruiser, 
James Tidwell, Charlie Badger, M.A. Elliott, John Nelms, Emmett Rodgers, R.C. 
Norfleet, J.T. Turner, J.V. Hare, Mr. Harcum. 

  Interment was in the family cemetery near Nurneyville. 


Sarah Rebecca DUKE, 
b. 6 Sep 1852, Nansemond Co., d. 9 Feb 1929, at home, "Clearview Estate," 
interred in the RABEY family cemetery*, Copeland Rd., 11 Feb 1929, 
"Suffolk (VA) News-Herald," Vol. 6, No. 297, Sun., Feb. 10, 1929, p. 2; 
"Suffolk (VA) News-Herald," Vol. 6, No. 299, Tues., Feb. 12, 1929, p. 2 

*Additional information: 

Find a Grave Cemetery ID #51777. 

A photo of her gravestone - added by PJGun82 - is posted with 
   Find a Grave Memorial #199456803. 

D.Cert. 5843 (Holy Neck #3) gives daughter of Francis Thomas & Emeline 
   Elizabeth (SAVAGE) DUKE. 

Her mother (1834 - 1892) 2m. Andrew Jackson RABEY in 1859; they are also 
   buried there. 

Her step-father (1837 - 1892) was a Confederate veteran, having served as a 
   private in Co. I, 41st VA Infantry. 


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